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Donna The Buffalo and Friends
Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival
Silk Hope, NC
4-25-2010

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01. Come To Life
02. Tides Of Time
03. Story Of The Ages
04. Goodnight Irene
05. Candyman
06. Unknown
07. Unknown
08. Bad, Bad Woman
09. Thats Your Red Wagon
10. Jam (N0 Tara)
11. If You Only Could
12. The Ones You Love
13. Voice In My Head
14. Unkown
15. Ill Be Gone
16. Jam
17. Magic Of Love
18. Jordan Rap
19. Off To Dreamland
20. Each And Every Direction
21. Theres No Place Like The Right Time

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Reviewer: electrophonic - - July 26, 2010
Subject: h4n = AWESOME
These are epic machines. I have one too, but have yet to do a matrix like this.

Thanks again for sharing!

Reviewer: capnhook - - May 5, 2010
Subject: Niiiiice Matrix JB!
Mightyfine sounding.......check out the "Voice In My Head"...........whoa

Review by Paul Roberge:

Donna the Buffalo and Friends
Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance
(Meadow Stage)
Silk Hope, NC
Sunday, April 25, 2010


Start: 9.03pm


Personnel: Kyle Spark on bass


Come to Life
Tides of Time
Story of the Ages


The Honeycutters and Casey Driessen (on fiddle) join the band on stage
to perform two songs. Exeunt The Honeycutters and enter Chris O'Neill from
Asheville, NC, who delivered two stunning songs. Nate Lee took over on fiddle
for the second song, which was extended by a very sweet jam. O'Neill impressed
me as a strong songwriter whose work might be well worth checking out. Next
up was Preston Frank, a Shakori favorite, who performed a zydeco, the title
of which I do not know, and then "Bad Bad Women." Exit Preston and enter
Kelley Breiding and upright bassist Nick McMillian (from Kelley and the Cowboys,
obviously), along with Casey Driessen on fiddle, to perform Patsy Cline's "Crazy"
(man, she makes that song ache) and then a song that I'd guess
is titled "That's Your Red Wagon."


The set reaches something of a hiatus, as Tara leaves the stage (to track down Gregor
Sayet-Bone, apparently, but he has left). Jeb, David, Kyle, and Vic conduct an
interesting little jam that is quite entertaining. Paige Lindsey accompanies the band on maracas.


Enter now John Paul Jones (yes, *that* John Paul Jones!) on bass to perform two DTB songs:


If You Only Could
The Ones You Love


Jones moves over to keyboards, and Kyle returns on bass. Paige takes up the maracas again.
This configuration delivers a blistering rendition of


Voice in My Head


Béla Fleck (banjo, duh) and Abigail Washburn (banjo) come on stage, along with a
trumpeter/vocalist whose name is not known to me and Casey Driessen.
Jones returns, too, this time on mandolin. They perform:


I'll Be Gone.


Jam (don't know the name or even if it has a name, but it unfolds nicely, with leads
passed around and many an interesting twist and turn)


So ends the "friends" segment of the Shakori finale. DTB takes things from here, and I
cannot imagine a more fitting selection at this point of the evening than:


Magic of Love


Jordan rap


--encores--


Off to Dreamland (Jeb only)
Each and Every Direction
No Place Like the Right Time


End: 12.01am


In my experience Donna the Buffalo and Friends can be highly variable in terms of
coherence, and I suspect that in many cases it is more satisfyingly experienced live
than vicariously from recordings. But this evening was extraordinary, and we shall
owe a special debt to the tapers who have memorialized it. This set was one was
for the ages. It was far and away the best Shakori DTB and Friends that I have
experienced and will rank among DTB experiences that I consider special (and
there have been many). In marked contrast to Saturday, this Sunday evening was
gorgeous, with clear skies, half moon, and a lilting cool breeze. The vibe among the
gentle people close to the rail was in itself worth the fatigue that I shall surely feel in
a few hours, as the workday wears on. Old friendships were reaffirmed, new ones
were made. Humor, good will, flasks, and other things were shared and enjoyed
together. As for the music, we'll be talking about this one for a good while to come.
A show like this brings out my urge to write, but I know I should stop now and
grab some sleep. Just some quick hits though: There were enough "McCracken
moments" to keep this auditor satisfied. What a fine talent he is. Vic laid down a
rock-solid rhythmic foundation all evening long. I marvel at Jeb's ability to interlace
his poignant notes with melodies that are not of his composition and at the same
time restrain his imprint so as to preserve a song's original purport. "Voice in My
Head" was the vehicle that provided a connection between musicians that we fans
live for. The jam just exploded into fine musical communication, leaving us smiling
at one another in the realization that we were witnessing something special. I want
to mention, too, how well Kyle Sparks acquitted himself on bass, especially during
"Voice in My Head. Tara's musicianship revealed itself in subtle ways all evening
long that are beyond my ability to describe.


The hard-core element in the crowd very much wanted DTB to continue in the groove
that commenced with "Off to Dreamland" and continued in "Each and Every Direction."


There was a lot to think about on the drive back to Durham. I was virtually the only vehicle
on the road until I approached Carrboro. Arriving home, I stood in the darkness for a new
moments to ponder on what I had experienced at Shakori Hills these past few days.
It is done, and the small ritual of cutting of the wristband will underscore that finality. And yet:


"There is magic in the air . . .
All you do is listen to the breeze."


With this, my last brief from Silk Hope North Carolina, I bid you all good morning.


Paul R.


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Reviewer: dschram1 - - May 4, 2010
Subject: Crazy
Great recording, thanks!